------------------------------------------------------------------------ * G * O * A * N * E * T **** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out
Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear George, Thanks for your kind wishes. You will be happy to know that young goan professionals have an excellent reputation Indian industry ( I can speak for the IT and Telecom industry). In my previous company BPL Mobile (now Hutch) the ex-CEO Fausto Cardoso was Goan. Many older colleagues such as Patrick D'Souza and Chris Vaz were goan and occupy high positions in the industry today. Unfortunately I am one of the very few lucky ones(only one!) from my engineering batch to have had the pleasure of working in Goa. Most of my batch mates are doing really well but in other parts of India. Unfortunately the sussegad bhaile-phobic attitude or what I refer to as "beach belt" attitude poses a major hindrance to industry here. I will narrate an incident to illustrate the difference in attitude of Goan small businesses( who think you are doing them a favour by giving them work) and the same ones in the rest of the country. All cell phone sites(towers) have a battery and generator backup, for when electricity supply fails. To fix electrical problems with these gensets there is only one company based in Vasco(eventhough every hotel, commercial building, industry, etc has a genset) in the whole of Goa. We contacted this company to check out a problem we were facing. The technician they sent was so incompetent that he proceeded to almost electrocute himself to death and cause damage of more than a lakh of rupees to the generator. Please bear in mind that it was not a careless mistake but a fundamental lack of understanding that caused this. They could of course not compensate us for the damages, and we took the heat from our bosses We then called a technician for Kolhapur. This gentleman came at 11 in the night (from Kolhapur), picked up the faulty unit, fixed it and returned it all within the span of a week at a lower price(transport included) than the goan company. In my conversation with him, I found out that he not only repairs generators(himself) but also owns a shop selling textiles which he runs personally. I must say he was so dynamic, polite and courteous that alot our company business is now routed to him. Whereas the goan technician remains the only person I have ever kicked in the rear (my rubber soled boots saved his life!). I strongly believe that the attitude we see on our beach belt( which Cecil so rightly described) is just an extension of the attitude of the average goan towards having to provide service to a fellow Indian/Goan for a living. As living standards rise in the rest of India and once Goans have run out of family inherited land/wealth this will have to change. Regards Sunith Velho Panjim-Goa Good luck in your studies in London. It is always a source of pride and joy to see a fellow Goan do well, especially higher education. Whether it is London or any place else, I am sure you will do Goa proud. In London, I hope you will get a chance to meet Cornel Da Costa, Eddie Fernandes and Gabe Menezes. I have met them in cyberspace and Eddie (in person) and I am sure they will extend a welcoming hand. Eddie even knows a couple of Goan restaurants. All the best. Regards, George _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org